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Originally Posted by Ken Smith
From the number alone I can tell you this;
Model = CR5M
Q = Quilted maple body wings
256 = 256th bolt-on bass made
94 = made or completed in 1994 (The actual completion date is on the label inside the back plate.)
All Smith basses are made from older wood and wood parts made here in our Perkasie, Pa shop. In 1994 we were in the previous building about 5 blocks down the road, 1/4 mile. The date in the bass is when it was finished but parts of it could have been started a year, two or three before and from lumber that was sitting in the building a long time as well. We do not buy pre-made parts like many other builders and companies.
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Originally Posted by Tim Bishop 
Can you also provide some hi-res pictures of your bass?
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thank you very much for the info,
this is my CR5, i´m not sure but it looks refinished ,isn´t it?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqtqnw4uije2lhj/ken1.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/711toot97ap559z/ken2.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h8ze32exoo2wqt1/ken3.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/na3yps339x2x7zn/ken4.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7iokepzppy7tkw7/kensmith5.jpg
thanks again